Warwickshire 1-15
Longford 2-10
WARWICKSHIRE stood firm to earn the Allianz Hurling League Division 3B title in Ratoath on Saturday.
In perfect conditions, the Exiles appeared in trouble on a couple of occasions, but Paddy Hoey’s charges held their nerve in a game where Longford finished with 13 men.
Cathal Mullane and Paddy Corcoran were sent off for Longford during a match in which Warwickshire showed great determination.
Despite trailing by 1-7 to 0-7 following an Eoin Donnellan major Warwickshire responded as Colm McBride’s goal after half-time helped Hoey’s charges record a dramatic victory.
Scorers for Warwickshire: S Hennessy 0-9 (7fs), C McBride 1-0, C Moran 0-3, J Reddan 0-1, L Reale 0-1, P McCloskey 0-1.
Scorers for Longford: E Donnellan 1-4 (3fs, 165), B Hanley 1-0, M Coyle 0-3, C Kavanagh 0-1, J Mulhern 0-1, C Mullane 0-1.
Warwickshire: M Cremin; T Kelly, D Kennedy, C Brough; D Sheedy, K Courtney, S Conlon; L Reale, P McCloskey; E McCabe, J Reddan, C Robbins; D Millea, J Bergin, C Moran. Subs: S Hennessy for McCabe (10 mins); C McBride for Bergin (Blood 26-28), C McBride for Kelly (36 mins), P Crehan for Milea (48 mins), T Brien for Moran (69 mins), K Phelan for Bergin (69 mins), J Quinn for Conlon (69 mins).
Longford: D Duggan; G Moore, B Stakem, P Corcoran; C Flanagan, B Hanley, K Murray; J Casey, P Barden Jnr; C Mullane, M Coyle, L Kelly; C Kavanagh, J Mulhern, E Donnellan. Subs: K Cox for Kelly (56 mins), P Cullen for Barden (69 mins).
Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny).
